diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index eccbb576..c5f72888 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             <option value="110">Rush</option>
         </select>
       </div>
-      <button onclick="go_full_screen()">Full Screen</button><br />
+      <button onclick="go_full_screen()">Full Screen</button>  <div id="gamePadConnected" style="visibility: hidden;display:inline-block;margin-top:-15px;margin-left:10px;">&#127918;</div>
     </div>
 
     <!--
diff --git a/js/snake.js b/js/snake.js
index ff05dee0..9b8ed5b8 100644
--- a/js/snake.js
+++ b/js/snake.js
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ SNAKE.Snake = SNAKE.Snake || (function() {
         me.snakeTail = me.snakeBody["b0"];
         me.snakeHead.elm.className = me.snakeHead.elm.className.replace(/\bsnake-snakebody-dead\b/,'');
         me.snakeHead.elm.className += " snake-snakebody-alive";
+        me.gamepad = null;
 
         // ----- private methods -----
 
@@ -236,6 +237,35 @@ SNAKE.Snake = SNAKE.Snake || (function() {
             return isPaused;
         };
 
+        me.setCurrentDirection = function(val) {
+            currentDirection = val;
+        };
+        me.getCurrentDirection = function() {
+            return currentDirection;
+        };
+
+        me.getLastMove = function() {
+            return lastMove;
+        };
+
+        me.setPreMove = function(val) {
+            preMove = val;
+        };
+
+        me.getIsFirstMove = function() {
+            return isFirstMove;
+        };
+        me.setIsFirstMove = function(val) {
+            isFirstMove = val;
+        };
+
+        me.getIsFirstGameMove = function() {
+            return isFirstGameMove;
+        };
+        me.setIsFirstGameMove = function(val) {
+            isFirstGameMove = val;
+        };
+
         /**
         * This method is called when a user presses a key. It logs arrow key presses in "currentDirection", which is used when the snake needs to make its next move.
         * @method handleArrowKeys
@@ -1068,6 +1098,64 @@ SNAKE.Board = SNAKE.Board || (function() {
             handleEndCondition(elmWin);
         };
 
+        me.handleGamepad = function() {
+            me.gamepad = navigator.getGamepads()[0];
+
+            //if (isDead || isPaused) {return;}
+
+            if (me.getBoardState() === 1) {
+                me.setBoardState(2);
+                mySnake.go();
+            }
+
+            let directionFound = -1;
+
+            var axLR = me.gamepad.axes[0];
+            var axUD = me.gamepad.axes[1];
+
+            //console.dir(axLR + "," + axUD);
+
+            if (axLR < -0.5){
+                directionFound = 3;
+            } else if (axLR > 0.5){
+                directionFound = 1;
+            }
+
+            if (axUD < -0.5){
+                directionFound = 0;
+            } else if (axUD > 0.5){
+                directionFound = 2;
+            }
+
+            if (mySnake.getCurrentDirection() !== mySnake.getLastMove())  // Allow a queue of 1 premove so you can turn again before the first turn registers
+            {
+                mySnake.setPreMove(directionFound);
+            }
+            if (Math.abs(directionFound - mySnake.getLastMove()) !== 2 && mySnake.getIsFirstMove() || mySnake.getIsFirstGameMove())  // Prevent snake from turning 180 degrees
+            {
+                mySnake.setCurrentDirection(directionFound);
+                mySnake.setIsFirstMove(false);
+                mySnake.setIsFirstGameMove(false);
+            }
+        };
+        
+        
+        window.addEventListener("gamepadconnected", function(e) {
+            var gamePadConnected = document.getElementById('gamePadConnected');
+            gamePadConnected.style.visibility = "visible";
+            me.gamepad = navigator.getGamepads()[0] || e.gamepad;
+
+            me.gamePadIntervall = setInterval(me.handleGamepad, 100);
+        });
+
+        window.addEventListener("gamepaddisconnected", function(e) {
+            console.log("disconnected");
+            var gamePadConnected = document.getElementById('gamePadConnected');
+            gamePadConnected.style.visibility = "hidden";
+            me.gamepad = null;
+            clearInterval(me.gamePadIntervall);
+          });
+
         // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
         // Initialize
         // ---------------------------------------------------------------------